body {
        background: #0f1115;
        color: #e0e0e0;
      }
      .contact-wrap {
        max-width: 820px;
        margin: 24px auto;
      }
      .grad-h1 {
        background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ffb937, #ff7b3a, #af4261);
        -webkit-background-clip: text;
        background-clip: text;
        color: transparent;
      }
      .contact-card {
        background: #171a20;
        border: none;
        border-radius: 16px;
        box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
      }
      .contact-card .form-label {
        color: #cfcfcf;
      }
      .hp {
        position: absolute;
        left: -5000px;
        width: 1px;
        height: 1px;
        overflow: hidden;
      }
      .alert {
        border-radius: 10px;
      }
      .gradient-btn {
        padding: 10px 20px;
        background: linear-gradient(45deg, #ffb937, #ff7b3a, #af4261);
        border: none;
        border-radius: 4px;
        color: #fff;
        font-size: 16px;
        cursor: pointer;
        transition: all 0.3s ease;
      }
      .gradient-btn:hover {
        filter: brightness(1.1) saturate(1.2);
        box-shadow: 0 0 15px rgba(255, 123, 58, 0.6);
      }
      /* Contact form: dark inputs w/ white text */
      .contact-card .form-control,
      .contact-card .form-select,
      .contact-card textarea {
        background-color: #1b1f27; /* gray/dark field */
        color: #ffffff; /* white text */
        border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
        border-radius: 10px;
      }

      /* Placeholder color */
      .contact-card .form-control::placeholder,
      .contact-card textarea::placeholder {
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
      }

      /* Focus state */
      .contact-card .form-control:focus,
      .contact-card .form-select:focus,
      .contact-card textarea:focus {
        background-color: #1b1f27;
        color: #ffffff;
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(255, 123, 58, 0.15),
          /* soft outer glow */ inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06); /* subtle inner line */
        outline: none;
      }

      /* Labels already set, keep consistent */
      .contact-card .form-label {
        color: #e7e7e7;
      }

      /* Disabled / readonly */
      .contact-card .form-control:disabled,
      .contact-card .form-control[readonly] {
        background-color: #161a20;
        color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
        border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06);
      }

      /* Validation (optional) */
      .contact-card .form-control.is-invalid,
      .contact-card .form-select.is-invalid,
      .contact-card textarea.is-invalid {
        border-color: #dc3545;
      }
      .contact-card .form-control.is-valid,
      .contact-card .form-select.is-valid,
      .contact-card textarea.is-valid {
        border-color: #28a745;
      }

      /* Chrome autofill (kills the yellow background) */
      .contact-card input:-webkit-autofill,
      .contact-card input:-webkit-autofill:hover,
      .contact-card input:-webkit-autofill:focus,
      .contact-card textarea:-webkit-autofill {
        -webkit-text-fill-color: #ffffff;
        caret-color: #ffffff;
        transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s; /* prevents flash */
        box-shadow: 0 0 0 1000px #1b1f27 inset !important;
      }

      /* Make the submit button align visually with fields */
      .contact-card .gradient-btn {
        border-radius: 10px;
      }